Wrongful convictions: Research by D. Michael Risinger, Professor of Law at Seton Hall indicates that 3.3%-5%
of those convicted of crimes are factually innocent.
Some have estimated 130,000 to 260,000 American inmates did not commit the crime they've been convicted of. My son is one of them, convicted of murder despite exculpatory evidence. This blog is dedicated to exonerating him and others by raising our national awareness of wrongful convictions.

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Video about Todd's Case

Reasonable Doubt

Watch the video, which includes an interview with one of Todd's jurors, who says he not sure if Todd actually did it.

When a juror isn't sure of guilt

It's astonishing, but a juror's admission of what is clearly reasonable doubt isn't even admissible in court. Learn more about this unfortunate rule of evidence and hear a recording of an interview with one of Todd's jurors.

The commission would be named the Timothy Cole Innocence Commission in honor of the Army veteran who served 10 years of a 25-year sentence after being wrongfully convicted of a sexual assault he did not commit. Cole died in prison in 1999, before he was cleared.

Colorado, as well as other states, needs to look closely at its use of practices that we now know convict the innocent and let the guilty go free. The exoneration of Tim Masters last year provides a peak into a justice system that rushes to judgment and seldom looks back on mistakes. It's time for us learn from past mistakes rather than simply repeating them at great cost to justice.